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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
I really do love that two SoCal guys are arguing over the emotional climate of Kansas City, but let's not let that stop us.
2004 is - historically speaking - not that long ago. And the fact that the last QB to go 1.1 and sit has won TWO SUPER BOWLS only further enhances my point.
The year before, Carson Palmer went first overall and didn't play his rookie season.
A lot of QBs start their whole rookie season, and it can absolutely crush them.
Obviously, guys have to neither start nor sit their rookie season to be successful, so I don't buy into the theory that the Chiefs "absolutely" have to do one or the other.
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When guys like Bradford, Cam Newton and Andrew Luck start from Day One and have successful if not amazing rookie seasons, people will question whether or not the Chiefs made the right decision by taking a QB #1 overall, especially in a "Weak Draft Class". And that's not to mention guys like Russell Wilson, RGIII, Weedon, etc. that started Day One.
I truly do not believe that Reid and Dorsey want to begin their era with a cloud of doubt hanging over their heads.
If they want a guy to develop, get him in the later rounds or next year. If the guy taken at #1 needs to be developed in order to get on the field, he never should have been taken at #1 overall.
Reach.